Water-discharge valve



June 7 1927.

F. GFELLER WATER DISCHARGE VALVE Filed Dec. 23, 1925 6 1 Ea le/1'01: afelLe-n I Mvgeg;

Patented June 7, 1927.

P B Q K i sit 'sh; ,AL A iA C i L iNI v lib w h? v "moi; worms, 0F 'sUNivYvALE, CAL IF RNILA, A sometime of joALI FoRnIA, I

Applicaticin 'fiieri'ii cmber 2a, 1925; Serial No. 77,391.

,Thisginvention relates to improvements in I Water discharge valves primarily designed for use in connection iwith dams and the like,' and may be, considered as'an improve-- inent upon the Water dlscharge. valve 'disiclosed in ,myempending' application Serial 7 I Nb; 613,644,. filed. January 19, -.1923-.

In this invention as Well as that disclosed in my prior application, the valve consists essentially of valveiseat;imbed'ded irror secured to: adam structure adjacent thefdis charge ze ch of. a outlet/Q1.- tunnel throu h the dam. 'Thegpu'rpose ofth is construction is to allo th t n s it vlem in full-of Water at all me nnd tot p e nt ny ,clisturbancie of fioW, through theti1nnel Whicli is apt, to, cau e ed y curr nt and, par i l. vacuums i l..:t s. qcr i co eat aw y heinteribr of the tunnel. ,In my prior application h re, is a-yoke e u edi oi t ie-v lveus tzl rd ag in Wl iQhQ the Water discharg s when the valve is open; 'This yokehas a tendency to disperse the, w ter' ivhich in certainjinstances is o bjection abl eg An ,o j ct-1 i-th si v ti .i f d piviiei va Wa er i arge ve eisim erti c nst ue.- 'tioni ndi pemt o tto. h d elqs cl i my Prior eppliqa m, t; wh ch w ll not s- 'PQISQ d fle -vth Wa hen t etv lv i invent on, wherein; a

pe andth everc m ithe bbvepbjection. ,A l fl eri Object of th in nti is. t PPQYidQ a Wa end s lmg valvew h a nove operating mechanism for opening and 0105-" s: he valve iew w ic w llbe mademan s i he o lowing I detailed description; and I specifically e, 1 slev r is h i i th i g w dem o e m le i u'c ifele d-t ugh. h

improved valve shown as mounted thereon, and Fig; 2 isiayvertical section taken upon the line22.of-Figl,l. r

fBeterriiig to the ;accompanyin drawings wherein similar reference eharaet rs -de i I n ate similarparts throughout the q s ructignianc'l is preferably hollow t ire- With the foregoing other jigs foi'z an illustrative. embodimentof 'thef pipe 30, prov des an exhaust for the four I Ti herein, vA't-vthe discharge end 0f+the tun- I lielithere' iseprovidednan annular-lbodyelO I 'which uh-aslinsideiand outside flanges llandi :Lo ning;- a, seat .f0111tl1e pointed 1 closure -15. This pointed closure may be of any desired ducei ts iive ght. ltis sli dabl. between guide 110. MA frame lZ issecuredgtothe, outside flange, ,lfZ' an d presents an interior eylindri Gill Sur ace 11. which is coaxial with the cenw t-ubu iu member is i s idable- Wi hin the lzibsyl6 'fornied on, the'rinterior of thevbody' head's .19; and 0, and a a i i icbin d'ent .W th hamofmheiv lve les re 151- Itis=pro+ I I l Cl is Wi h a /an u r ,lfla g .22iw ichr'fits and slides up n 'th e cylindricalsurface; 18, I l

-fla ge c nstitu ng av p s on which is-I igid Q ith 119 t la e ber; R dia to th'e tubular member 21 and are joined. to a central-ghub 24,-

bolt ;25 extends th ug fi ve closure l5, nd! t rough he 11111124, andgis gh n d y mea s of T nu 26'- Th QPPQ$6ll Ofth wa d Y QPQra i n t i v ve t i fi l i in l 1 turning theiourflvay valve 28, fiuid,pressure v can. .be--;admitted to the .asp-aceflbetiveen the flangei22jandtheheadl 19, causing the. ,tllblls'i consequentlymovi g the valves deem-e15 to;-

thus opening the valve. Whnthe valve'is larI ineinber,tQ ,1nove, toward; the dam and open, as shown upon Fig. 1, water passes around the pointed closure through the tubular member.

annular body 10 and through the tubular member 21 between the radial webs 28. The stream being thus confined by the tubular member 21 will not become dispersed or scattered, as is the case to a small degree in the device in my co-pending application. The forward edges of the webs 23 which are adjacent the valve seat are preferably sharpened forming knife edges so as to reduce the friction of water passing through the It will be noted that as the valve is in its fully open position, the edge of the tubular member 21 which is most adjacent the body 10 is spaced therefrom.

' This isan important feature of the construction in that it allows air to enter the tubular member with the stream, thus reducing'any tendency of a partial vacuum being formed therein. WVhen a' partial vacuum is formed in a conduit of this kind, it is very destructive in that it quickly corrodes and eats away the metal.

By this construction it will be readily apformed. In order to close the valve the four-way valve 28 is turned, sothat' fluid pressure is admitted between the flange 22 and the head 20, thus moving the'tubular mcmber'and' valve closure from-right to left, causing the valve closure to seat upon the ring 14. Itwill bereadily understood that whilefluid pressure is being admitted between the flange 22 and the head 20, it is being exhausted from the space from between the flange'22 and the head 19. Any leakage between the heads 19 and 20 and the tubular member 21 is effectively prevented by means I of packing 31 compressed by means of glands .poses of repair or inspection.

A further advantage of the above described construction residesin the ease with which the device can be dissociated for pur It will be understood that by loosening the bolts which fasten the heads 19 and 20 in place, these heads can be removed and the tubular member 21 can be removed by unscrewing the nut 26. In this manner the complete operating mechanism can be removed, leaving the valve closure 15 in place. Although the valve closure 15 may fill with water because of'seepage or there may be one or more small holes in the valve closure to allow water to enter it and thus prevent any. tendency to collapse the closure, the water cannot leak timeit will notbe necessary to allow the very easily past the bolt 25. In this main ner the complete device can be overhauled with very little difficulty and at the same proved valve resides in the manner in which it is initially mountedupon the dam or wall. During the construct-ion of. the dam the annular body 10 alone is'embedded in the soft concrete over the outlet or discharge end of the tunnel T. After the concrete has hardbeing withdrawn from within the annular body 10. After this has been done the frame 17 and the tubular member 21 can be applied. By this construction it will be appreciated that workmen in constructing the-dam need only concern themselves with the proper positioning of the annular body 10.

It willbe understood that various changes may be made in the detail of construction without depart-ingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention asdefined by the appended claims. I

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l. A valve comprising'an outer stationary annular seat, an inner movable closure adapted to seat thereonya tubular member behind the closure through which fluid passes after passing the closure when the closure is open, said tubular member being secured to said closure, and means for seating and unseating-the closure, there being .a passage whereby air may enter the tubupartial vacuums which may tend to form in y the tubular member. v

2. A valve comprising a body providing an outer annular valve seat on the forward side thereof, an inner movable, closure adapted to seat thereon, means for seating and unseating the closure, a tubular member arranged behind said body andthrough which fluid passes after passing the valve closure, said tubular member being secured to said closure, there being'a passage permitting air to freely enter the tubular member with the fluid to destroy partial vacuums which might tend to form in the tubular member. Y I k 3. A valve comprising aiseat, a'closure adapted to seat thereon, a-frame, a tubular member slidable upon the frame opposite the center ofthe valve seat whereby when the valve is open, fluid may pass there through, means connecting said tubular member to the closure so that the closure may be movable thereby, an annular flange upon said tubular member. constituting a piston, a cylinder upon said frame in which said flange is disposed, and means for admitting fluid to said cylinder upon eitherside of said flange to movesaid tubular member ineither direction. V 4... A valve comprising an a nu ar body providing an outerstationary valve seat, an

inner movable" closure adapted to seat upon one side of sa1dse'at,-' a frame dlsposed upon;

the other side of said seat, a tubular member slidable upon said'franie disposedopposite thercfenter of saidannula'r'body'so that V when the valve is" open, fluid may pass therethrough, means connecting said tubular memberto the closure, and means for moving said tubular member soas to move the closure thereby.

5. A valve comprising an annular body providing a valve seat, a closure adapted tov seat upon one side of said seat, a frame dis-l posed upon the other side of said seat, a tubular member slidable upon said frame di'sposed opposite the center of said annular body so that when. the valve is open, fluid may-pass therethrough, means connecting said tubular member to the closure, and hydraulic means for moving said tubular membeer so as to move the closure thereby.

6; A valve comprising an annular body providing a valve seat, a closure adapted to seat upon one sideof said seat a frame disposed upon the other side of said seat, a

tubular member slidable upon said frame disposed opposite the center of said annular body so that when the valve is open, fluid may pass therethrough, means connecting said tubular member to the closure, said tubular member having an'exteriorannular flange constituting a piston, means provid ing a cylinder in said frame in which said flange is disposed, and means for admitting fluid pressure to' said cylinder upon either side of the flange to move the tubular member and closure in either direction.

7. A valve comprisingan annular body a rovidin an outer stationar valve seat an inner movable closure adapted to seat upon one side of said seat, a frame disposed upon the other side of said seat, a tubular member slidable upon said frame disposed opposite the center of said annular body so that when the valve' is open, fluid may pass therethrough, means connecting said tubular member to the closure, and means for moving said tubular member so as tomove the closure thereby, said tubular member being spaced from said body as and for the purpose described.

8. A.'.VZLlV8 comprising an annularbody providing a seat, a pointed closure adapted 1 frame secured to the body upon the other side thereof, a tubular member slidablein to seat upon one side ofthe body and having a stem extending through thebody, a

said frame and disposed opposite the cen-v ter of the body so that when the valve is open, fluid may pass therethrough, webs disposed withinsaid tubular member and connected to said stem,'and means for moving" said tubular member so as to seat .andunseat the closure.

i 9; A valve comprising an annular body j providing" a seat," pointed closure adapted to seat upon one side ofthe body and having a stem extending through the body, a frame secured i to' the body upon the. other-[side thereof,v a tubular member slidable in said.

frameand disposed opposite thejcenter of the body so that when the valve is open,'fluid may pass therethrough, webs disposedwithin said tubular member and connected to saidstem, and means for moving said'tubular member so as to seat and unseat-the closure, said tubular'member being adapted to i assume a position in spaced relation to said body when the valve is in fully, open position as and'for the purpose described.

.10. A valve comprisi'nganannular body providing a se'atja' pointedclosure adapted to seat upon one side of the body and having a stem extending through the body, a frame secured to the body upon the "other side thereof, said fra'me presenting an interior cylindrical surface, a tubular mem} ber having an external flange fitting said surface and slidable thereon, heads secured to the frame at each end of the cylindrical surface and fitting around said tubular,

member, and means admitting fluid to the space between either head and saidflang'e to move the tubular member in either direction, said tubular member being provided ,on'its interiorwith webs secured to said stem, whereby the closure may be moved by said tubular member. 1 1

11. A valve 'comprisinganannular body providing a seat, a pointedclosure adapted to seat upon one sidelof' the body, and having a stem extending throughthe body, a

frame secured;v to the body upon the other side thereof, said frame presenting an in.- terior cylindrical surface, a' tubular member having an external flange fitting said surface and' slidable thereon, heads secured to the frame at each-end of the cylindricah surface and fitting around said tubular member, and means admitting fluid to the space between either head and said flange relationto said body when the closure in full open position as and for the purpose described.

' 12. A valve comprising an annular body adapted to be mountedin a masonry struoture about the outlet end'of a tunnel therethrough, said body having a seat on its for-,

'ward 'side, aclosure member adapted-to seat upon said seat. a tubular member arranged behindsaid body through whichfluid passes.

after passing the valve closure, means con-V ,nec ing the tu u a m mber tothe v l e a r a V 1,631,482

closure, means for moving the tubular inemsaid body, whereby air may freely enter the ber and valve closure to seat and unseat the forward end ofthe tubular member with the valve closure, and means, providing a guide fluid and destroy partial Vacuums Which for the. tubularamember, saidtubular memmight tend to form therein. 7 5 berL being so arranged that when the valve In testimony whereof I have signed my sis in fully open position, the forward end name to this specification. I i of the tubular member will be spaced from I FREDERICK GFELLER. 

